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The Screwtape letters : with Screwtape proposes a toast

by Clive Staples Lewis

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start The Screwtape letters : with Screwtape proposes a toast, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
674
Reading time
≈ 12 h 10 min
Checkpoints
19
Genre
Fiction
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How long does it take to read The Screwtape letters : with Screwtape proposes a toast?

At 674 pages, The Screwtape letters : with Screwtape proposes a toast is a long book. Expect about 12 hours 10 minutes of reading to finish it, based on 250 words per page and an average reading speed of 230 words per minute. A fast reader will go quicker; a careful read (or reading in a second language) will take longer.

At 30 minutes a day, that is about 25 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 10 reading days. For a book of this length (600 pages or more), Vread readers who finish it take a median of 6.4 days between the first and the last checkpoint (Vread Reading Barometer 2026).

Reading days to finish it
30 minutes a day25 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)10 days

Estimates; see the method at the bottom of the page.

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 19 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 35
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 71
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 106
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 142
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 177
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 213
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 248
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 284
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 319
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 355
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 390
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 426
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 461
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 497
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 532
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 568
  17. Checkpoint 17, page 603
  18. Checkpoint 18, page 639
  19. Checkpoint 19, page 674

In Vread, The Screwtape letters : with Screwtape proposes a toast is split into 19 checkpoints, one every 35 pages or so. At each checkpoint, a question covers the passage you have just read: a correct answer validates the step, and your progress moves forward like a training plan.

The challenge: validate all 19 checkpoints through to the last page. No giant quiz at the end, no summary to copy out: short questions along the way that prove the book was actually read. It also works as a reading quiz to check your understanding before a test.

Also available in French on Vread.

Illustrative example

Checkpoint 1/19pp. 1–35

What a checkpoint looks like

A short, precise question about the pages you have just read: a character, a place, a choice.

The answer is in the text: reply in the app.

This is not a question from The Screwtape letters : with Screwtape proposes a toast: to avoid spoilers, the real questions stay in the app.

Answer in the app, one checkpoint at a time.

Summary, quiz, reviews: frequently asked questions

How many pages is The Screwtape letters : with Screwtape proposes a toast?
The edition listed on Vread has 674 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read The Screwtape letters : with Screwtape proposes a toast?
About 12 hours 10 minutes of reading, or 25 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on The Screwtape letters : with Screwtape proposes a toast?
Yes: the Vread app has 19 reading questions on The Screwtape letters : with Screwtape proposes a toast, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of The Screwtape letters : with Screwtape proposes a toast?
Vread does not publish summaries: the app supports reading the book itself, part by part. Checkpoint questions cover what you have just read, which makes them a good way to check you did not miss anything.

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Written by Vread from its catalogue data (page count of the listed edition, checkpoints, ratings aggregated from 10 ratings). No summary or publisher text is reproduced. Reading times are estimates; see the method in the Vread Reading Barometer (in French).